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Are you currently a student or will you be one in the future? If so you can get a crazy student deal on a bunch of Autodesk apps, Autodesk Education Suite I think it's called $350 US, not sure what it'll cost you in Ireland. You get Maya, Max, Mudbox, XSI and Motion Builder 2010 with a perpetual license. Go for a used…
If your worried about price, Autodesk and Adobe both charge 'premiums' for commercial license's if your outside the US. 3ds Max is nearly 1/3 more in price in the UK compared to US, so my advise would be look at the other non autodesk applications if your not getting a student license. Vray is good for ease of use, but MR…
I need help deciding about some 3D aplications to get. Here is my situation, I'm new to 3D modeling and would eventualy like to be a professional at it, and I'm wondering which programs I should buy. I was going to spend a considerable sum on this and then I stoped and asked myself do I need this stuff and I want some…